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Jane Carter
@janecarterwarwickshire-gov-uk
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Joined: Jun 19, 2018
Topics: 4 / Replies: 54
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RE: How do you provide specialist equipment for learners in special schools?

In my LA we have a special schools' funding matrix; learners are scored against several different domains to determine their top up funding. Special ...

6 years ago
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RE: Charities that mainstream schools can tap into for funds?

To search for grants Turn 2 us is excellent, particularly if you are looking for funding for a specific child. It's best to know as much as possible a...

6 years ago
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RE: AV1 - No Isolation

Hi Clare Somerset has invested in as an LA, so hopefully someone from their support service will contact you.

6 years ago
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RE: Opportunity

Excellent idea. Personally, I'm busier than ever as we have been redeployed to do other things but I don't think that is necessarily true of all LAs.

6 years ago
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RE: Additional Funding for disabled facilities in schools

Hi Karen if you email me we can arrange a time to speak on the phone: janecarter@warwickshire.gov.uk

6 years ago
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RE: What is your experience of the EHCP process? Urgent response needed.

Having had twelve months of being a Strategic SEND lead for an LA, I now see the tensions from both sides. So many services have disappeared or been ...

6 years ago
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RE: SEND allowances on salary

Hi Eve Different LAs will have different policies on this but it has to be set out in the Pay Policy for centrally managed staff on School Teachers P...

7 years ago
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RE: Tracheostomy Risk Assessment

The Council for Disabled Children has a publication"Dignity & Inclusion", which I find really helpful and includes exemplar risk assessments and g...

7 years ago
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RE: Completing homework with no access to a laptop

Our LA Access Strategy makes it clear that ICT is a school responsibility and we would expect a school to allow the ICT to go home with appropriate ag...

7 years ago
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RE: Specialist Provision in Mainstream - threat of closure

Hello Jo LAs are required to undertake Equality Impact Assessments when undertaking a significant change; this has to include consultation with group...

7 years ago
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RE: Urgent: Restructure that no longer includes ASTs for Physical & Medical

The LA has to undertake and publish an Equality Impact Assessment which must include consultation with affected groups with related protected characte...

7 years ago
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RE: Resource Base versus mainstream outcomes

Hi Liza We’ve never had Resource Bases as such for PD / medical, however at secondary we used to have a school in each of our five areas with enhance...

7 years ago
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RE: Social Activities for teenagers with a physical disability in hte north west

Hi Karen Have you looked on the Blackburn with Darwen Local Offer webpages:  

7 years ago
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RE: School Transport

The LA is strictly following the letter of the legislative requirement to get the child to and from their statutory school entitlement; the LA is prob...

7 years ago
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